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UNITED STATES PATENT; OFFICE.

cmnnns nnu'rcnmos, or nbonasrim, NEW Yonx, ASSIGNOR 'ro nssmn xonax COMPANY, OF ROCHESTER,

NEW YORK, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

rno'roemrmc omen Application filed November 9, 1922. Serial No. 599,757. I

To all whom. it may concern: 1

Be it known that I, CHARIZES E. Huronmos, a citizen of the United States, residi at'Rochester, in the county of Monroe an State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Photographic Cameras; and I do hereby declare the following to be a,full, clear, and exact reference-being had to the accompanying drawing, forming a part of this ence numerals marked thereon.

My present invention relates to photogparticularly to photographic cameras of the reflecting t 1 in which the view is found through the same lens that makes the photographic exposure and theinvention has for its object -to'pro-- vide a convenient .and eflicient cameraof this character having safeguards preventing the sensitized material from becomlng focusing operation; having shutter arrangementspreventing double exposures .on a single sensitized area and having other improvements that promote a smooth automatic performance ofthe various mechanism which successively operate to focus and then immediately photograph the de sired view. To these and other ends the invention consists in certain improvements and combinations of parts all as will be :feat'ures being pointed out in the claims at the end of thespeeification, i

In. the drawings: Figure 1 is a side view of a hand camera constructed in accordance with and illus-v trating one embodiment of my invention, the parts being shown in focusing position. Figure 2 is a front view of the'camera shown in Figure 1 but with the lens door closed. 5 r Figure 3 is a fragmentary view-of. the camera front showing the lens door open. Figure 4 is a front viewof the camera with the door which gives access to certain parts in the shutter chamber open.

Figure 5 is a front view of the interior 1 of the shutter chamber with the front plate removed. I f Figure 6 is a longitudinal central section specification, and to the'referwall removed and hereinafter more .fully described, the novel through the camera with the-focusing hood and the top door broker. away and with the focusing mirror in inoperative position.

Figure 7 is a similar but fragmentary view showing the focusing mirror approaching its operative position.

-Figure 8 is another, similar fr entary view showing the focusing mirror in operative position.

- Figure 9 is aside view'of the mirror operating and shutter mechanisms with the side other parts of the body shown in vertical sectionythe said mechanisms being in normal positions.

Figure 10 is a similar view partly broken away with the mirror in set or operative position. i

Figure 11 is a transverse vertical section through the camera body taken substantia y on the-line 11-11 of Figure 6 showing the light locking devices Olf the mirror in rear elevation.

Figure 12 is an elevation of the focusing mirror,'its mounting and its seat'looking from the front of the camera. I

Figure 13 is a front elevation of the safety curtain. for the mirror. I

Figure 14 is an enlarged fragmentary front view of the shutter casing showing certain connecting parts between it and the mirror mechanism.

Figure 15 is a top view of the lens mount partly broken away and in horizontal sectio Fi re 16 is a vertical section taken trailsverse y through the lens' mount on the line 16-16 of Figure 15.

Figure 17 1s a. view similar to Figure 10- removed to show an elevation of the lens fragmentary rear view of view similar to Figure 18,

camera. on the line 1818 of wall of the camera b dy wall on rear wall of the shutterchamber and shutter controlling mechanism mounted thereon the same being in normal position.

Figure 21 is a similar view showing the shutter open for focusing.

Figure 22*. is a perspective view of the tripping device of the camera.

Figure 23 is a view similar to Fi res and 21 showin the positions of t e parts whpn the trip %13S been partially operated an a Figure 24. is a view similar to Figure 23 showing the arts as'they appear after the tri has reac ed the limit of its movement.

gimilar reference numerals throughout the several views indicate thesame parts.

To first give a general idea of the performance of the camera, it is as before stated a reflecting camera having a lens at the front, a pivoted mirror inside and a focusing screen at the top surmounted by a focusing hood. Instead of the focal plane shutter sometimes used in such cameras the ordinary lens shutter is provided. lVhen the mirror moves tram its inoperative position coverin the focusin ,screen to its' operative position, connecte mechanism opens the shutter to cast the image on the focusing screen. At the same time the mirror pulls down a safety curtain that intercepts light entering through the focusing screen until the .mirror reaches its seat at which time the curtain is automatically released. The shutter is of the automatic type and when the view is focused and the exposure is to be made a common tri ping device'first closes the shutter then re eases the mirror and finally a ain actuates the shutter to both open and close it. Atthe conclusion of its movement, this operating or tripping device is locked againstreturn so that the shutter cannot .be again actuated and a double exposure made until the mirror is again set which operation releases the locking means. The latter may, However, be

rendered inoperative in case it is desired to' make atime exposure instead of an automatic' or -instantaneous exposure.

Figures 1, 6 to 8 and 11 to 13 best show the general construction of the -camera-and the reflecting or mirror mechanism. The

. camera consists of a box or body 1 having a formed in the present instance ina frame 6 1 it is obvious that the invention hereinafter.

forward transverse partition 2 dividing it into a lens and shutter chamber 3 and an exposure and'mirror chamber 4 in rear thereof. At the back is an exposure opening 5 1n the focal plane, said opening beingwhich, in conjunction with a hinge door 7 secured by yielding latches 8, constitutes a holder for a film pack or similar supporting means for-sensitized material although Qdescribed may be used with any kind of sensitive material. The front of the camera held closed by springs 14. The cover inturn has a central lens opening 15 normally closed by a small door 16 provided with a sliding latch 17 that retains it in this position a ainst thetendencies of a spring 18 on its inge 19.

At the top of the camera box are the usual exterior focusing elements including a bellows type extensible focusing hood 20 that can be collapsed within a well 21 beneath a hinged cover 22 that supports the hood when extended through the medium of spring links 23 pivoted to the eye piece 24 at 25. The lower end of the hood surrounds a ground glass .or other focusing screen 26 set into the top wall within the well 21 and covering an opening 27 through which light from the lens is projected on to the screen light lock whereby li ht from the focusing screen is prevented rom'entering the ex: posure chamber. In its operative, position of Figure. 8 the mirror plate 29 rests in a similar manner against the similar seat 33 at the bottom of the exposure chamber.

This seat includes cheek plates 34 spaced from the side walls of the chamber and behind which swing in overlapping engagement wings or side flanges 35 org-the frame 29 as 1i ht excluding elements at these oints. t the front the mirror frame 29 is provided witha narrower flange 36 that hooks over the edge of the seat 33 and is covered with alight sealing pile. fabric 37 (Figure 12) that sweeps the arcuate surface of a rearwardly bent plate 38 secured at 39 to the front of the seat 31 and at 40 to the bottom of: the camera box. Inthis plate '38 is cut an opening 41 in alignment with the lens 42 as shown in Figure 11. Forwardly of this opening is a hox'43 (shown in dotted lines in Figure 11) for directin the light from the lens therethrough whic box is itself provided with an opening 44 also in alignment with the lens. i

The arcuate plate 38 at a 1 forward. side of the upper mlrror seat 31 is provided with curtain brackets 45 (Figure 13) in which are journalled the ends of the usual type .of spring roller 46 carrying a curtain 47 The free edge of this curtain is' stiffened by a binding plate '48 having an opening 49 therein. 11 the flanged foroint near the oam-11 I ward edge 36 of the mirror plate 29 is a catch finger 50 and when the mirror is in I the u per inoperative position of Figure 6 intermediate osition and before it has reached its ower position against the seat 33.

Means are provided for automaticallyreleasing this curtain when the mirror has completed its downward movement and is in 3 operative position. This means consists in the present instance of an offset forked plate 51 secured to the seat 33 at 52. When the mirror reaches its seat the catch finger thereon passes between the bifurcations of the fork 51 which latter is curved on its under or forward side in the manner of a c The ed 48 of the curtain rides on cam an is caused to slip off the end of the catch finger as shown in Figure 7 so that the curtain returns under the influence of its accessible from the exterior at the side of the camera and provided with buttons 54 for manual operation. It has a bearing in a downward direction. A spring 7 2, however,- coiled about the pivot 70 and actingagainst bushing 55 through which extends a stud 56 secured to the setting member by a nut 57 and having a bearing 58 in an angular mounting te 59 on the interior of the camera an fastened to the side well thereof. Fixed to the inner end of the stud 56 to lie against the mounting plate is a plate 60 having a downwardly extending arm 61 engaging the forward side of an upwardly extending arm 62' on a late 63 pivoted at 64 below the setting member.

This element 63 is the device which swings the mirror upwardly to inoperative position when released for which p it is provided with a spring 64 coiled about its pivot with one end anchored to the plate 59 :at 65 and the other end bearing at 66 upon a forwardly extending latch arm 67 that will be later referred to. A rearwardly extending arm 68 on'the plate 63 has another arm 69 pivoted to it at 70' in the manner of a knee 'oint, a lip 71' on one engaging the or holding the two arms straight when the arm'68 is moved in an upward direction but allowing the arm 69 to articulate when the two arms are moved in a the two arms normally holds them straight q 9 and'the relative upward flexas in Fi i of t e arm 69 is resisted by this spring.

a outer or rearward end of the extension arm 69 is bifurcated at 73 to engage a pin or stud 74 on one of the side flanges 35 of the mirror frame 29. It will thus be seen.

that when the spring plate 63 is released it will swin the mirror plate to its u ward ition em that of Figure 17 to that of igure 9 but when the setting member 53'is turned tothe right it will, through the arm 61 thereon, engaging the arm 62, rock theplate 63 to the left against the tension of its spring 64 and moves the mirror down to operative position, the spring 72 beingenough to accomplish this. Because.

stron of other functions that the setting member must simultaneously perform the plate 63 is moved farther than is merely necessary to carry-the mirror to its lower seat and the jointed yielding arms 68 and 69 are provided for the purpose of allowing lostmotion on the part of. the plate 63 at this point as shown in Fi e 10. The movement of the settin mem r 53 is to the point shown in that gure but wheri released vit returns slightly to the osition of Figure 17 under the influence o the s ring 72. Nevertheless, in the position 0 Figure 17 the arms 61 and 69 are still cocked sufliciently to allow the spring 72 to assert itself in the way of holding the seat 33.

When the mirror is set in this manner it is retained in the position of Figure 17 and the .main spring 64 is restrained by the forwardly projecting latch arm 67 before referred to. The shouldered end 75 of this latch arm operates in a vertical slot 76 (Figure 18) in a forward angular portion 77 of the mounting plate 59. A shoulder 78 on a latch plate 79'pivoted at 80 normally bridges the slot 76 under the influence of a spring 81 encircling the pivot. The spring action is limited and the osit-lOIl of the shoulder normally defined y a pin 82 on the latch-plate engaging an end wall of a. slot 83 in plate 77 which pin has another function hereinafter referred to. The latch arm bottom of the slot 76 below the shoulder 78 as shown in Figure 9 but when the mirror is set the latch arm moves to-the position of Figure 10 displacing the latch plate 79 by engagement with a cam surface 84 on the under side of the shoulder 78. It then drops back and. engages the shoulder'7 8 as I 67 is normally at the.

mirror frame securely on its v Ill) a lens mount embodying a threaded tube 85 intowhich is screwed in the usual manner ried. The mechanism of such a shutter is well known to those skilled in the art but I have shown enough of it in Figure 14 to illustrate a certain connection. The shutter blades 88 open and close as a shutter ring 89 is moved back and forth through the medium of an car 90 thereon projecting through a-slot 91. I connect this ear 90 by a link 93.150 an oscillatory member 93 pivoted atf94to .the shutter casing. This oscillatory member is-engaged by one arm of a lever 95 pivoted at 96 to the shutter casing and the other arm of which is pivoted at 97 to a link 98 having a slot 99 at its upper end. Whenthis lever 95 is rocked to the left by downward movement of the link 98 the shutter blades are positively openedand remain open until the link 98 is drawn upwardly again but no longer. Otherwise than this the shutter is operated in the usual manner by depressing the shutter lever 100 shown in Figures "to 24 to which attention is now directed. If i the shutter is set for time one such depression will open it and the next one will close it but if set for instantaneous the one depression thereof will both open and close it.

The shutter is held open for focusing purposes during the time the mirror is in o erative position through themedium of t e .mechamsm just described in the following manner I '87 at 101 is a; substantially horizontal shut-g Pivoted to the lens wall mounting plate teractuating lever 102 that is normally held raisai by a spring 103 coiled about its pivot.

" The free end of the lever extends over to the side wall of the camera beneath a lever arm 104 pivoted to the mounting plate 59 (Figure 9) at 105. The other arm 106 of this lever rests on the setting plate and the lever is adapted to be rocked by a cam arm 107 on the latter during the setting of the mirror as previously described. I The resulting depression of the lever 104 depresses the shutter actuating lever 102 which -is connected to the link 98 by a headed pin 108 thereon that passes through the slot 99 of said link and this opens the shutter blades focusing the mirror is returned todnoper- 'ative position and the shutter is closed and then opened and closed for the exposure. The immediate trippin elementis a hand operatin member 113 see Fi e 23) projecting through a slot 114 in e side of the camera and a plate 115" surrounding the same. This operating member is constituted by a lateral extension on a vertically reciprocatory plate 114 slotted at 115 to receive headed guide pins 116 on the plate 87. It is shown in detail in Figure 22. A forwardly offset arm 117 at the top thereof terminates in a forwardly rejecting car 118 above the shutter operating lever 100. Another forwardly ofi'set arm 119 further down is provided with a cam or incline 120 arranged above the pin 82 on the latch plate 79 (see Figures 18 and 19). At the lowerend of'the sliding plate is a rounded or cam surface 121 (see Figures 20 and 21) normally resting above but adapted to engage a forwardly projecting ear 122 on the ower end 123 of the detent 110 below the pivot of the latter. mally held in the raised position of Figure 20 by a spring 124 mounted on a stud 125 and engaging the plate at 126 and a stationary pm at 127..

The camera beingin focusing condition as in Figure 21, when the operating D1811]: ber or trip 113 is depressed as far as the position of Figure 23 the cam surface 121 on the sliding plate 114 first engages the detent arm at 122, releases the detent 110 and permits the shutter actuatin lever 102 to rise so that the shutter will 0 ose by its own springraising the link 98. Next, the camera being sealed at the lens, the mirror may be raised to an operative position which is effected by the cam 120 on and de ressing the pin'82 to retract the latch p be 79 and release the latch arm 67 of the mirroractuator (see Figures 17 and The plate 114 is nor-' 7 18). Finally the ear 118 reaches the shut ter operating lever 100 as in Fi re 23 and upon the further depression 0 the finger piece 113 to the position of Figure 24,the

shutter is operated and opens and closesto make the exposure.

The operating member 113 is now released and returns to the position of Figure 20 under the influence of its spring 124 but it cannot be again depressed until the mirror has been again actuated J50 operative position for focusing another picture. This is because of a detent 128 over-lying the detent and turning upon the same pivot presses an engaging shoulder 130 on the detent 128 beneath a rearwardly turned ear 131 on the arm 117 of the tripping plate 114. However, the detent 128 has a 'rearwardly turned car 132 on its side that interlocks it from movement in one direction with the detent 110: The spring of the detent 110 is superior to that of the detent 128 so that '111 under the influence of a spring 129 that when the shutter actuating lever 122 is depressed by the mirror setting mechanism and allows the detent 110 to move to the right shutter operating lever 100 may be depressed once to operrthe shutter and lowered tripping late.

in to close it in usual way. I there ore provide for renderingthe detent 128 inoperati-ve, automatically, when the shutter is set for time exposure by means of the usual pointer 133 as shown in- Figure5. To this end I pivot to a stud 134 mounted on the rear of the front plate 9, a lever 135 having a cam 136 thereon. When the shutter pointer 133 is set, for an instantaneous exposure as in Figure 4 the lever 135 rests thereon in a sition but when the said pointer is rota to the-time position as shown in Figure 5 it engages the cam 136 and rocks the lever upwardly. This causes a hook 137 at the opposite end of the lever to engage a pin 138 on the detent 128 and retract it permanently from the path of the also ouse within the shutter chamber 3 a focusing mechanism for the lens. Re-

ferring to Figure 15, within the shutter casmg 86 is an interiorly threaded collar 139' which receives the mounting ring 140 of the lens system 44-45. The lens 44 is held stationary by screwing the mounting ring tight in the collar agalnst a shoulder 141. A projecting portion 142 of the mounting ring is threaded to receive a sleeve 143 ca the other movable lens which is moved along the axis by rotating the sleeve. For the latter purpose there is locked thereto by set screws 144 a collar 145 on a ring gear 146. This gear and the lens collar can make but one revolution thru the cooperation of sto an e fixed mounting ring 140 respec: tively.

7 The ring ear 146 (Figure 5) meshes with an'interme late gear 149 turning on a stud a slot in the si e 150 carried b -a mounting plate 151 proectmg into e chamber 3 from the side wall. The intermediate gear 149 in turn meshes with a gear 152 turning on a stud 153 so that its riphery projects through wall of the camera and in. the plate 115 from whence it becomes accessibe on the exterior or turnin with the thumb or finger. In this way may be accurately focused with convenience through a positively acting mechanism. I claim as my invention: 7 1. In a reflectlng camera, the combination WltllJL camera box, a lens and-a iplins 147 and 148 on the lens collar elens screen at one side of the body and. lens, of a movablemirror having an ino rative position in which it closes ofi lig t from the screen and an operative position with reference to the lens andscreen, of a shutter operated directly by the mirror for excluding from the focal plane of the camera box light admitted through the screen while the 11111'101 is in an intermediate position.

2. In a reflecting camera, the combination with a camera box, a lens and a focusing screen at one side of the body and lens, of a movable mirror having an vino tive position in which it closes ofi lig t from the screen and an operative position with reference to the lens and screen, of a roller curtain located adjacent to the screen and engaged by the mirror to move downwardly therewith and exclude from the focal plane of the camera box light admitted through the screen while the mirror is in an intermediate podtion.

3. vIn a reflecting camera, the combinationwith acamera box, ,a lens, and a foc screen at one side of the body and lens, 0

a swinging mlrror having an mo rativeposition in which it closes ofi lig tfrom tion with a camera box, a lens, and a focusing screen at one side of the body and lens, of a swinging mirror having an inoperative position in which it closes 'ofi light from the screen and an operative position with refmemo to the lens and screen, of ,a curtain rough the screen while the miroperated by engagement of the free edge of the mirror therewith for excluding from the focal plane of the camera box light admitted through the screen while the mirror. is in an intermediate automatically releasing the curtain from the mirror when the latter has reached its operative podtion.

5. In a reflecting camera, the combination with a camera box, a lens, and a focusing screen at one side of the body and lens, ofa swi 4 mirror having an moperatrve position' in which it closes ofi light from the screen and an operative position with reference to the lens and screen, of a spring roll curtain located adjacent to the screen, means on the free edge of the mirror adapted to automatically engage the curtain when the mirror is in inoperative position and to draw it down to exclude from the focal sition, and means for plane of the camera box' light admitted 7 through the screen while the mirror is in an intermediate position, and a cam device said engaging means when the mirror has reached its operative position.

6. In a reflecting camera, the combination with a camera box, a lens and a focusing screen at one side of the body and lens, of a movable mirror having an inoperative position in which it closes 01f light from the screen and an operative position with reference to the lens and screen, of acurtain forexcluding from the focal plane of the camera box light admitted through the screen while the mirror is in an intermediate position, means on the latter directly engagingthe curtain when the mirror is inother than its operative osition' and a device for automatically re easing said means when the mirror reaches its operative position.

7 In a reflecting camera, the combination with a camera box, a lens, a focusing screen at one side of the lens and box, and a swinging mirror within the latter having an inoperative position in which it closes ofi light from the screen and an operative position with reference to the lens and screen, of mirror operating mechanism embod ing an oscillatory spring actuated member aving an arm pivoted thereto and engaging the mirror, said arm being provided with a spring through the. medium of whichthe oscillatory member communicates motion to the mirror in moving the same to operative position, and themember and arm being adapted to rigidly interlock to move the mirror to inoperative position. Y

8. Ina reflecting camera, the combination with a camera box, a lens, a focusing screen at one side of the lens and box, and a swinging mirror within the latter havingan inoperative position in which it closes ofl: light from the spreen and an operative position with reference to the lens and screen, of mirror operating mechanism embodying an oscillatory spring actuated member having one arm extending in one direction and connected to the mirror and a. second arm extending in the opposite direction, a latch adapted to cooperate with said last mentioned arm, a shutter for the lens and an operating member for successively releasing the latch and the shutter.

9. In a reflecting camera, the combination with a camera box, a lens, a focusing screen at one side of the lens and box, and a swingan in-' ing mirror within the latter having operative position in which it closes ofi light from the screen and an operative position with reference to the lens and screen, of mirror operating mechanism embodying a rotary setting device, a spring pressed actuating member. actuated thereby and connected to -the mirror, a shutter for the lens on' afront' wall of the camera "box, an actuating lever for the shutteralso mounted on said wall, and a relatively transversely arranged pivoted lever actuated by the set-- ting device and cooperating with the shutscreen, of mirror operating ,mechanism em ying a spring pressed actuating mema latch for holding the latter With'the bod ' rorin operative position, a shutter for.

the lens, 'an actuator for the shutter connected to the mirror operating'mechanism and adapted to hold the shutter open while the mirror is operative, a detent for the shutter actuator and an operating device arranged toisuccessively release the shutter actuator detent to close the shutter, release the latch and operate the shutter to open and close the same.

v 11. In a reflecting camera, the combination'with a camera box, a lens, a focusing screen at one side of the lens and box, and a swinging mirror within the latter having an inoperative position in which it closes o-fi light from the screen and an operative position with reference to the lens and screen, of mirror operating mechanism embodying 2., pressed actuating member, a latch ring holding the latter with the mirror in operative position, a shutter for the lens mounted on a front wall of the camera, an actuating lever for the shutter also mounted on saidwall connwted to the mirror operating mechanism and having a lost motion connection with the shutter to hold the latter open while the mirror is operative, a detent for the'shutter actuator, and a reciprocatory operating device on said front wallof the camera box adapted to successively release the shutteractuator detent to close the shutter, release the catch, and directly operate the shutter to open and close the same.

12. In a reflecting camera, the combination with a camera box, a lens, a focusing screen at one side of the lens and box, and a swinging mirror within the latter having an inoperative position in which it closes oif light from the screen and an operative position with reference to the lens and L -e. r 13. In a reflecting camera, the combination wit-h a camera box, a lens mounted on a front wall thereof, a focusing screen in the top wall, and a swinging mirror within front wall, a latch on the latter cooperating with said arm to hold the mirror operative, a shutter ,on said front wall, an actuating lever on said front wall itself actuated by the mirror operating mechanism and having a lost motion connection with the shutter to open the same, a detent for the shutter actuating lever, and recip-rocatory operating member slidable on said front wall to successively release'the detent, release the mirror latch and operate the shutter.

14. In a reflect-ing camera, the combination with a camera box provided with a focusing screen and a lens, a mirror within the box having an inoperative position closing ofl' light from the lens and an operative position relatively to the mirror and lens, of a shutter forthe latter having a. time v setting device operating mechanism for the mirror embodying spring means for actuating the saine to inoperative psition, an operating member adapted to successively release the said spring means and operate the shutter and a detent for said operating means released by the mirror operating mechanism, and controlled by the time see ting device of the shutter.

15. in a reflecting camera, the c ombina tion with a camera box provided with a a focusing screen and a lens and'fihaving a lens chamber at the front thereof in which the lens 'is located, a focusing mirror within the box and a lens shutter mounted on the rear wall of the l ens'chamber and having a movable time setting device of operating mechanism for the mirror embodying spring means for actuating the sameto inoperative position, an operating member adapted to successively release the said spring means and operate the shutter, a detent for said operating means released by the mirror operating mechanism, and a controlling member for the detent wall of the lens chamber and actuated'by the time. set-ting device of the shutter.-

- CHARLES HUTCHINGS.

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